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In a seismic political shift, Serbia's longtime strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led opposition movement in the country's parliamentary elections.
Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in an historic election on Sunday following a near to 70% turnout at polling stations – the highest since the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1992. The snap election followed nearly two years of student-led demonstrations against perceived corruption and authoritarianism triggered by the deaths of 16 people when a train station canopy collapsed in the city of Novi Sad in 2024.
The populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is "clear" his party has lost the vote billed as a referendum on the country's future.
Vucic says the opposition Student List is projected to win a parliamentary majority after nearly two years of protests.
Nearly two years after a deadly railway station collapse sparked mass anti-corruption protests, Serbians voted in a closely fought election that could end Aleksandar Vucic's grip on power.
Polls are closing in Serbia as a student movement attempts to oust longtime populist leader Aleksandar Vučić.
Serbians turn out in huge numbers for a parliamentary election that could end Aleksandar Vucic’s longstanding reign.
Nearly two years after a deadly railway station collapse sparked mass anti-corruption protests, Serbians are voting in a closely fought election that could end Aleksandar Vucic's grip on power.
Serbia votes on Sunday in what is set to be its most contested parliamentary election in more than 14 years, as a student-led movement seeks to oust the party of populist leader Aleksandar Vucic. The vote comes after nearly two years of student-led protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a canopy that killed 16 people.
After two years of student-led, anti-corruption protests, Serbia is holding an early parliamentary election that could break long-time populist leader Aleksandar Vucic's grip on the Balkan country.
Polls show populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in a tight race against the anticorruption and antirepression movement.
Serbia is voting in an early election, where the most powerful politician in the country, has a serious rival.
Serbia elections test student movement demanding justice for 16 victims
The Student List has emerged from almost two years of anti-corruption protests to form the biggest challenge to Vučić's rule.
After two years of protests, Serbia faces a pivotal election on Sunday, with a student-led challenge to Aleksandar Vucic's lengthy rule. Allegations of electoral irregularities and fears of a post-election crisis abound.
A snap parliamentary vote on October 25 will determine whether a student-led group can loosen Vucic’s grip on power.
After two years of student-led protests, Serbia will soon vote in what observers describe as a referendum-like snap election pitting strongman Aleksandar Vucic against the student movement.
The student movement aims to end Vucic's 14 years of rule at Sunday's vote, as he holds a rival rally across town.
Young Serbians have built a system that poses a threat to President Aleksandar Vucic’s grip on power.
“Many incidents of harassment, intimidation, or discomfort in public spaces never become official complaints. Some women do not believe reporting will lead to change.”
